SPIE Names 2025 Prism Award Winners

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, recognized the top innovations in new optics and photonics products at the 2025 Prism Awards held at Photonics West on Jan. 29. The gala event marked the Prism Awards’ 17th anniversary.

The annual ceremony honored a range of established and emerging companies applying groundbreaking and creative solutions to critical problems in areas such as augmented and virtual reality, sensors, lasers, quantum technology, and biomedical optics solutions. In addition, the Society recognized its second SPIE Catalyst Award recipient, honoring a for-profit company for a specific social or environmentally focused program that has had significant positive impact, either within their workplace, on society at large, or on the environment.

SPIE named the winners of the 17th annual PRISM Awards at a gala ceremony Jan. 29 at Photonics West. Courtesy of SPIE.

Finalists and winners were selected by a panel of international judges who leveraged their knowledge and acumen from across the technology commercialization and funding sectors. The distinguished judges from nine countries included government-agency representatives, commercial business executives, academic researchers, and industry leaders. Presenters at the gala event included Luminate’s Sujatha Ramanujan, Edmund Optics’ Katie Schwertz, ETH Zurich’s Ursula Keller, NKT Photonics’ Basil Garabet, Singular Photonics’ Shahida Imani, Notal Vision’s Nishant Mohan, Ruda Optical’s Kate Medicus, Thorlabs’ Jennifer Cable, and Imperial College London’s Jessica Wade.

“By bringing these optics and photonics enabled products to market, these companies — the finalists as well as the winners — offer us transformative technologies that will impact lives across the world,” said SPIE CEO Kent Rochford.

Below is the complete list of the 2025 SPIE Prism Award categories, the winners, and their winning products:

Biomedical
Norlase, LYNX

Cameras and Imaging Systems
NIL Technology, metaEyeTM Ultra-Compact Camera

Lasers
Scantinel Photonics GmbH, Narrow Linewidth Hybrid-Integrated Laser

Optical Materials and Components
Omega Optical, DeepUVTM Transmission Gratings

Quantum Tech
Leonardo DRS (Daylight Solutions), Stretto

Sensors
FlulDect GmbH, SpheroScan Explorer

Software
HyperSpectral Corp., SpecAI

Test and Measurement
Quartus Engineering Inc., OptiQuiver

Catalyst
SCHOTT AG, 100% Hydrogen Optical Glass Production